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New email scam

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New to me anyway. Just received through my company web site. I've deleted the email address to avoid anyone accidently clicking on it and getting zapped. Pete :cheers:

British Airways Authority(BAA)
Baggage Claims Unit (S506)
London Heathrow Airport
PO Box 5619
Sudbury Suffolk CO10 2PG

This is British Airport Authority (BAA), the world's leading airport company. I wish to inform you that a box containing US$5.5 Million has been received through our Heathrow Airport in your name as appeared on the tag attached to the box. I have personally examined and scanned the box and discovered it to contain (US$5.5Million). I decided to contact you before sending the box to the UK's Customs for final scanning and official reports.
In view of this, I am contacting you to ascertain the correctness of the name that appeared on the tag and also inform you that the box has since been deposited with the UK Treasury Insurance Authority at the airport for safe keeping pending the outcome of this contact.

As soon as I hear from you, you will be directed to contact the clearing/releasing officer.

I want you to contact me urgently on my private email at xxxxxxx before sending the box to the customs.

Best regards,
Mr. J.Uddin
British Airways Authority(BAA)
London United Kingdom
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They always say money goes to money :wink:

Seriously, the spelling and grammar are of a much higher standard than those similar letters I have received. Having said that, I can't remember receiving one of those letters for a couple of years now.
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Maybe it's real and some long lost acquaintance who I helped has remembered me in his dying days? 8) :mrgreen:

There are quite a few J. Uddin on Google, some in the UK and some with J. as a middle initial and a Muslim first name. Pete The Newly Rich :cheers:
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Never mind Pete, that's just petty cash to you :D
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woop woop woop.... 419!!!!!
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If they just had put in a little effort they would easily have found out that BAA is the acronym for British Airport Authority and not British Airways Authority!

A real stupid error of theirs I would say.
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prcscct


When they send you the £5.5 million, don't let them send via Thai post system.

There are some real rogues there. :thumb:
I've lost my mind and I am making no effort to find it.
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